stocky Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 56 minutes ago, Whelky75 said: Needing a win against Norway and coming down to the last game against Norway are two different things, arenβt they? Both mean the same thing.ππ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan II Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 4 hours ago, stocky said: Both mean the same thing.ππ Arguing with whelky π Come on, you're a good poster. Let him be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whelky75 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 5 hours ago, stocky said: Both mean the same thing.ππ No they donβt. βComing down to the last gameβ covers all sorts of permutations - needing a win, needing at least a draw, needing to avoid losing by three or more goals, etc.Β βNeeding a winβ is obviously a subset of βcoming down to the last game.β Not the same thing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I see that Scotland are 1/2 with bookmakers to finish in the top two and qualify for the Euros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 5:55 PM, Caledonian Craig said: I see that Scotland are 1/2 with bookmakers to finish in the top two and qualify for the Euros. I noticed that, can't remember when our qualifying odds were that short 2 games in.Β If ever? βΊ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, todd said: I noticed that, can't remember when our qualifying odds were that short 2 games in.Β If ever? βΊ Bit premature with those odds at such an early stage. Hope they are right all the same.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 7 hours ago, thesaint said: Bit premature with those odds at such an early stage. Hope they are right all the same.Β Bookies wouldnβt give you the sweat aff their baws. Thereβs a good chance weβll qualify and they donβt want to lose much money if it happens.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 14 hours ago, Texas Pete said: Bookies wouldnβt give you the sweat aff their baws. Thereβs a good chance weβll qualify and they donβt want to lose much money if it happens.Β Agreed, they're seldom far off the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLOSTA Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 2:35 PM, todd said: Agreed, they're seldom far off the mark. Β On 4/19/2023 at 12:25 AM, Texas Pete said: Bookies wouldnβt give you the sweat aff their baws. Thereβs a good chance weβll qualify and they donβt want to lose much money if it happens.Β One of the first lessons when I trained to be a settler with a bookie. The odds are nothing to do with actual chances. Only dictated by value of bets laid and bookies reducing risk of payout. The house always wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, GLOSTA said: Β One of the first lessons when I trained to be a settler with a bookie. The odds are nothing to do with actual chances. Only dictated by value of bets laid and bookies reducing risk of payout. The house always wins. Why England are always amongst the favourites when a major tournament comes around, half the country has backed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Go to a global bookmaker then who does not get swayed by volumes of bets placed. You will be hard pressed to find one that fancies Norway or Georgia to finish above us in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Listen. I am always hopeful that Scotland could get a good result against anyone we play. On the other hand i have been following them long enough to know that we never make it easy for ourselves. Great start but two home games played. If we get something in Norway and beat Georgia at home then yes it would start to look really good for us. Then again if we lost in Norway and only got a draw against Georgia then things would start looking tight again. Any of those two scenario's could easily happen. Always alway be positive but never ever over confident. There is a big difference between the two. Learned that from decades of following Scotland. π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 20 hours ago, thesaint said: Listen. I am always hopeful that Scotland could get a good result against anyone we play. On the other hand i have been following them long enough to know that we never make it easy for ourselves. Great start but two home games played. If we get something in Norway and beat Georgia at home then yes it would start to look really good for us. Then again if we lost in Norway and only got a draw against Georgia then things would start looking tight again. Any of those two scenario's could easily happen. Always alway be positive but never ever over confident. There is a big difference between the two. Learned that from decades of following Scotland. π 100% this. The scars of '78 run deep...... π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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